Card-rack.



W. D. HAWLEY.

CARD RACK.

APPLICATION FILED Nov. 14, 1910.

' Patented 0131.12, 1915. 1

' ATTORNEYS WILLIAM D. HAWLEY, OF SYRACUSE, NEW YORK, ASSIGNOB T0MONITOR TIME CLOCK (30., OF SYRACUSE, NEW YORK, A CORPOTION' OF NEWYORK.

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Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Oct. 12, 1915.

Application filed November 14, 1910. Serial No.592201.

of Syracuse, in the county of Onondaga and State of New York, haveinvented a certain new and useful Card-Rack, of which the following is aspecification.

My invention has for its object the production of a particularly simpleand eflicient card rack particularly designed to hold the time cards ofworkmen, or cost keeping cards, such rack being generally used inconnection with what are known as card time recorders; and the inventionconsists in the combinations and constructions hereinafter set forth andclaimed.

In describing this invention reference is bad to the accompanyingdrawing in which like characters designate corresponding parts in allthe views.

Figure 1 is a face view of my card rack. Fig. 2 is a vertical sectionalview thereof and the contiguous part of a supporting wall for the rack.Fig. 3 is'a horizontal sectional view through two of the units of thiscard rack.

This card rack comprises, generally, a plurality of units, duplicates ofeach other, each unit having means for interfitting with the next unit.Preferably the units are fitted together, by an endwise slidingmovement,

. each unit being provided with parts extending in a-lengthwisedirection thereof, which telescope or fit into complemental means of thenext unit. The units are usually arranged one in front of and below theother, and are provided with means for limiting the relative slidingmovement thereof.

In the illustrated embodiment of my invention each unit is folded from asheet metal blank and comprises a back 1, side flanges 2 and a bottomflange 3, the front of each unit being open and the back of each of theintermediate units closing thefront of the unit in next rear thereof,thereby forming a card receiving pocket; and the slidably interlockingor interfitting means comprises external heads 4 formed at the bases ofthe sides or flanges 2 and internal grooves 5 formed near the free edgesof such flanges, the beads 4 of the flanges of any one of theintermediate units fitting into the grooves 5 of the flanges of the unitnext in rear thereof, as shown in Fig. 3. Thus the flanges 2 of eachunit embrace those of the next unit in front thereof. Preferably, theheads 4 are formed by deflecting outwardly lengthwise portions of thebases of the sides or flanges 2, and the grooves 5 are formed bydeflecting the lengthwise front portions of said sides or flangesoutwardly laterally farther beyond the of said flanges than the heads 4project in order that the grooves may receive the beads 4 of a duplicateunit. As clearly seen in Fig. 3, the walls of the grooves 5 engage withthe margins of the back and outer faces of the beads 4 of the sides ofthe contiguous unit, and thus hold said contiguous unit from movementforwardly or rearwardly. The sides or flanges 2 are not connected, saveat their bases, and being formedv of metal are free to yield laterallythroughout thelr length, thus permitting a tight and yielding fit of thebeads 4 of one unit in the grooves 5 of the contiguous unit.Furthermore, as the beads 4 of the units are close to the bases thereofthey are relatively rigid, and as the grooves 5 are carried by the frontportions of the sides or flanges 2, said sides are readily capable oflateral movement to planes ofthe major parts permit the coacting beads 4to slide in said 1 length thereof and extending rearwardly beyond theplane of the main portion of the back and arranged to engage the bottom3 of the next unit in the rear as shown in Fig. 1. 7

Usually the portion of the back of each unit projecting above the upperedge of the next unit in' front is provided with means for holding asuitable member or card having a distinguishing character for the pocketformed by said unit and the back of the next unit, such means beingformed by slitting the back as at 8 and pressing a portion 9 betweensuch slits rearwardly'beyond the general plane of the backl so that the.card can be inserted in front of the portion 9 through either of theslits 8.

When card time recorders are used, usually a card rack is provided forholding the cards'of the workmen when they are out and another card rackfor' holding cards twentyfive workmen in his employ andadds one moreworkman he must buy a new card rack containing at least twenty fivepockets. Bymy invention the employer, if

he has fifteenworkmen, can buy a rack composed of fifteen units and ifhe increases his force by one or more men it is only necessary to addone or more units by first'removing theslide 6. and sliding additionalunits in position. Thus owing to my card rack the employer is notobliged at any time to purchase any more pockets than he has men in hisemploy.

My card rack may be supported on awall in any suitable manner or may beinclosed A in a cabinet or supported in any other desirable manner.

jWhat I claim is- 1. A card rack comprising a plurality of units,duplicates -of each other, each unit having' a back and lengthwisesides, the

' units being arranged one in front of the other, and the sides beingformed of metal, and, each side having a lengthwise portion thereofdeflected outwardly to provide a lengthwise bead, and having anotherlength- -wiseportion deflected outwardly to provide a lengthwise groovebetween the bead and the front edge of the side, the beads of one unitfitting into the grooves of the contiguous unit, substantially as andfor the purpose described.

2. A card rack comprising a plurality of units, duplicates of eachother, each unit having'a back and lengthwise sides, the units beingarranged one in front of the other and the sides being formed of metaland each side having a lengthwise portion at the base thereof deflectedoutwardly to provide a lengthwise bead andhaving another lengthwiseportion at the front edge thereof deflected outwardly laterally from theplane of the major part of said side farther than the bead projects inorder to provide a lengthwise groove located to receive the bea of thenext unit,'the beads of one unit fitting into the grooves of thecontiguous unit, substantially as and. for the purpose specified.

3. A card rack comprising a plurality of having a back ofa single metalblank, theunits beingopen on its inner face with a lengthwise groove,

the beads of one unit-fitting into the grooves of the contiguous unit,substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

4. A card rack comprising a plurality of units, duplicates of eachother, each unit having a back and arranged one in front of the other,and the sides being free to yield laterally throughout their length, andeach side having a lengthwise portion thereof deflected out-= wardly toprovide a lengthwise bead and having another lengthwise portiondeflected outwardly to provide a lengthwise groove between the bead andthe front edge of the side, the beads of one unit fitting into thegrooves of the contiguous unit, substantially as and for the purposedescribed.

5. A card rack comprising a plurality of units, duplicates of eachother, each unit having a back and lengthwise sides formed of a singlepiece of metal, the units being open at their fronts and arranged one infront of the other, and the back of any one of the intermediate unitsclosing the front of the next unit in the rear thereof, and being spacedapart from the back of said unit in the rear thereof, the sides havingoutwardly projecting portions, and the frontportionsof the sides of anyone of the intermediate units engaging the margins of T-L the back andthe front faces of the out wardly projecting portions of the sides thecontiguous unit, substantially as and for the purpose specified.

6. A card rack comprising a plurality of sides, duplicates of eachother, each unit and lengthwise sides formed at their front and arrangedone in front of, and below, the other, and the back of any one of theintermediate units closing the front of the next unit in the rearthereof and being spaced apart from the back of said unit in the rearthereof, the sides being free to yield laterally throughout their lengthand each having a lengthwise portion at the base thereof deflectedoutwardly to provide a lengthwise bead and'having another lengthwiseportion at the front thereof deflected outwardly beyond the plane of themajor part of the side farther than the bead projects from said plane,the deflected portion at the front edge thereof forming a lengthwisegroove for receiving the head of the duplicate unit,

lengthwise sides formedof a single p1ece of metal, the units being andthe walls of the 3 grooves of one unit being to receive the beads of thecontiguous unit, substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

7 A card rack comprising a plurality of units, duplicates of each other,each unit comprising a back, and a bottom flange, the units being openat their fronts and arranged one in front of and below the other,

and the back of any one of the intermediate units closing the front ofthe next unit in the rear thereof, and each unit having meansinterlocking with the next unit by an endwise sliding movement of theunits and also means intermediate the length of the unit and at the backthereof for engaging the bottom flange of the next unit in the rear 1thereof and limiting the relative sliding movement of the units in onedirection, substantially as and for the purpose specified.

8. A card rack comprising a plurality of units, duplicates of eachother, each unit having a back and lengthwise .sides, and a bottomflange, the back and the sides being formed of metal, the units beingopen at their fronts and arranged one in front of and below the other,and the back'of any one of the intermediate units closing the front ofthe next unit in the rear thereof, the sides being free to yieldlaterally throughout their length, and each side having lengthwiseportions thereof deflected out of the plane of the main portion of saidside for forming means interlocking with the sides of the units in frontand at the rear thereof by an endwise sliding movement of the units, andthe back having means deflected,

rearwardly from the plane of the main portion thereof for engaging thebottom flange of the next unit in the rear and limiting the relativesliding movement of the units in one direction, substantially as and forthe v purpose described.

9. A card rack comprising a plurality of units, duplicates of eachother, each unit comprising a back, side flanges and a bottom flange,the units-being open at their fronts and arranged one in front of andbelow the other, and the back of any one of the intermediate unitsclosing the front of the next unit in the rear thereof, and the flangesof each unit being formed with lengthwise externalbeadsnear the bases ofsaid flanges, and with internal grooves near the free edges thereof, thebeads of the flanges of any one of the units being, designed to slideinto the grooves of the flanges of the next unit by an endwise movementof units, duplicates of each other, each unit be- ,ing formed from ablank bent to form a back, side flanges, and a bottom flange, the unitsbeing open at their fronts, and arranged one in front of and below theother, and the back of any one of the intermediate units closing thefront of the next unit in the rear thereof, and the side flanges of eachunit being formed with lengthwise external beads located near theirbases and in front of the-back of said unit, and with internal groovesnear the free edges of the side flanges, the beads of the flanges ofany.one unit being designed to slide into the grooves of the flanges of thenext unit by an endwise movement of the units, and the back of each ofthe intermediate units having a projection struck rearwardly therefrom,and located intermediate the length of the unit for engaging the bottomflange of the next unit in the rear and'limiting the relative endwisemovement of the units, substa'ntially as and for the purpose described.

In testimony whereofyI have hereunto signed my name in the presence oftwo attesting witnesses, at Syracuse, in the county of Onondaga, in theState of New York, this 31st day of October, 1910.

' WILLIAM D, HAWLEY.

Witnesses:

S. DAvIs, F. B. SMITH.

